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Friday, 1 March 2013

Wagon Tales launch debut album, 24 Apr. 2013

The Wagon Tales, who have in the past year become one of the most talked about acoustic groups in London and the UK, will launch their debut album Introducing on Wednesday 24 April at the Slaughtered Lamb, Great Sutton St, Clerkenwell, London EC1V 0DX; tel. +44 (0)20 7253 1516; doors 7.30 p.m.; tickets online. The album, on the Fire Eater Music label, is available now on iTunes.

The Wagon Tales (also on Facebook) are a group of young, talented musicians from backgrounds including jazz and classical music, using traditional bluegrass instruments and inspired by the past masters of the music, but with original material based on personal experiences. Founded in 2007, the band consists of Ben Somers (double bass, vocals), Joe Auckland (banjo, vocals), Kate Robinson (fiddle, vocals), Lewis Cohen (guitar, vocals), and Joe Hymas (mandolin). They have also recently done their own version of the 'Harlem Shake', the current internet sensation, on YouTube.